Copper production in Democratic Republic of Congo rose 15.9% year-on-year to 1.308-million tonnes for the period from January to November 2019, according to central bank figures released on Thursday. Cobalt production fell 18.3% to 82 220 t, while gold…
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A Brazilian state prosecutor expects to bring criminal charges “in the next few days” against miner Vale over a mining waste dam collapse that killed at least 259 people, even as the prosecutor’s federal counterpart continues to investigate the case.
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Copper output slumped at Chile’s state miner Codelco and BHP’s sprawling Escondida mine in November, according to Chile state copper agency Cochilco, amid a turbulent month of riots and mass protests that rocked the mineral-rich South American nation.
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Tanzania’s earnings from gold exports rose 42% year-on-year in the year to November, helped by higher prices and volumes shipped, the central bank said on Monday. Tanzania is Africa’s fourth-biggest gold producer after South Africa, Ghana and Mali and …
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Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals is weighing investment of around $1-billion to lift output at Africa’s biggest copper mine in Zambia, a company document seen by Reuters showed. The investment would add a decade of life and head off production dec…
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Portugal has delayed an international licensing tender for lithium exploration for the third time, with the government aiming to launch it in early 2020, despite strong objections from environmental groups.
Initially expected to take place by the end…
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Chilean environmental court has upheld a complaint by indigenous communities in the country´s northern Atacama Desert about the use of water by SQM, the world´s No. 2 producer of lithium.
The decision by the First Environmental Court in the nearby ci…
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Russia could consider investing part of its National Wealth Fund in gold, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said, adding that he sees investment in the precious metal as more sustainable in the long-term than in financial assets.
Russia is one of the wo…
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Mining company AngloGold Ashanti and its joint venture partner Iamgold plan to sell their stake in the Sadiola project in Mali for $105-million, as the South African company looks to streamline its portfolio.
AngloGold and Iamgold, which each hold 41%…
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Centamin on Monday won approval to give its Canadian suitor Endeavour Mining more time to make a firm offer, as shareholder pressure mounted on the London-listed miner to engage in talks.
The new "put up or shut up" deadline for Endeavour to m…
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